Cigarette or cigar box.



S. GOLDFADEN.

Ne. 7l6,705. Patenteli Dec. 23, I902.

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(Application filed July 23 1902.)

(Na Model.)

WITNESSES: v m vs/vroe A J 11km azdfaafem ATTORNE UNITED STATES ATENTFFICE.

SAM GOLDFADEN, OF BROOKLYN, -NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE OR GlGAR BOX.

SPECIFICATION formin part of LettersPatent No. 716,705, dated Decemberas, 1902.

Application filed July 23, 19b2- Serial 110- 116,639- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAM GOLDFADEN, a citi zen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCigarette or Cigar Box, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in boxes for containingcigarettes or cigars, the object being to provide a box so constructedthat after being emptied or partly emptied cigarettes or cigars cannotbe replaced therein, thus not only protecting the purchaser from buyinginferior goods or goods other than those indicated by the box-label, butalso protecting the manufacturer from false representations of goodscontained in the box.

I will describe a cigarette or cigar box embodying myinvention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cigarettebox embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssectionof a box of modified construction.

Referring to the drawings, 5 desighates a cigarette-box made of metal orother suitable material and in two sections designed to be securedtogether by solder or otherwise after placing the original goodstherein. At its outlet end the box is provided with a cover 6. Theprotecting device consists of springfingers 7. These may be formed bystamping. or cutting them out from one side of the box. The upper endsof the fingers extend nearly to the outlet of the box, and the saidupper ends are here shown as enlarged, so there will be no danger oftearing the cigarettewrappers, as might be the case with narrow ends.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a narrower box, which will contain the samenumber of cigarettes as the box shown in Fig. 1. In this instance,however, the'spring-fingers are formed in the opposite walls, thefingers of one wall alternating with the fingers of the other wall.

When originally placing cigarettes in the cigarette-box, the twosections of the box will be separated and the spring-fingers will beforced back whenv placing the sections together. The sections are thento be soldered or otherwise secured. Upon removing a cigarette thefingers thatengage therewith will spring transversely of the box, asindicated in Fig. 2,thus preventing the replacing of a cigar, (lac.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a cigarette or cigar box, a series ofindependent yielding fingers movable transversely of the outlet of thebox, and enlarged heads on the free ends of the fingers.

2. A cigarette box consisting of metal, spring-fingers formed in a sidewall of the box, and enlarged heads on the free ends of said fingers,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAM GOLDFADEN.

Witnesses:

Jxo. M. BITTER, C. B. FERGUSON.

